Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication system, and communication method
Provided is a terminal apparatus which performs communication with a base station apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes: a receiving unit which receives a plurality of channel state information reference signals; a channel state information generating unit which generates a plurality of channel state information by referring to each of the plurality of channel state information reference signals; and a report transmitting unit which reports each of the plurality of channel state information to the base station apparatus.
1. A terminal apparatus which communicates with a base station apparatus, the terminal apparatus comprising:
a higher layer processor configured and/or programmed to acquire a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message;
a receiver configured to receive a physical downlink control channel including a channel state information request; and
an uplink transmitter configured to transmit, at one subframe, feedback information that includes a plurality of channel state information (CSI), wherein
the RRC message includes information indicating a configuration of a primary cell,
the information indicating the configuration of the primary cell includes a configuration information and a plurality of information elements, the configuration information indicating one or more subframe set(s) and the plurality of information elements being related to channel state information (CSI),
each of the plurality of information elements includes information indicating a downlink reference signal (CSI-RS),
each of the plurality of channel state information is channel state information of a subframe set among the one or more subframe set(s), the subframe set including a subframe that includes the physical downlink control channel including the channel state information request,
each of the plurality of channel state information is calculated referring to the downlink reference signal that is indicated by the information included in one of the plurality of information elements, and
each of the plurality of information elements includes information indicating an aperiodic CSI feedback mode, and
the aperiodic feedback mode regulates corresponding one of the plurality of the channel state information.
2. A base station which communicates with a terminal apparatus, the base station apparatus comprising:
a higher layer processor configured and/or programmed to notify a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message;
a downlink transmitter configured to transmit a physical downlink control channel including a channel state information request; and
an uplink receiver configured to receive, at one subframe, feedback information that includes a plurality of channel state information (CSI), wherein
the RRC message includes information indicating a configuration of a primary cell,
the information indicating the configuration of the primary cell includes a configuration information and a plurality of information elements, the configuration information indicating one or more subframe set(s), and the plurality of information elements being related to channel state information (CSI),
each of the plurality of information elements includes information indicating a downlink reference signal (CSI-RS),
each of the plurality of channel state information is channel state information of a subframe set among the one or more subframe set(s), the subframe set including a subframe that includes the physical downlink control channel including the channel state information request,
each of the plurality of channel state information is calculated referring to the downlink reference signal that is indicated by the information included in oneof the plurality of information elements, and
each of the plurality of information elements includes information indicating an aperiodic CSI feedback mode, and
the aperiodic feedback mode regulates corresponding one of the plurality of the channel state information.
3. A communication method used in a terminal apparatus which communicates with a base station apparatus, the communication method comprising:
a step of acquiring a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message;
a step of receiving a physical downlink control channel including a channel state information request; and
a step of transmitting, at one subframe, feedback information that includes a plurality of channel state information (CSI), wherein
the RRC message includes information indicating a configuration of a primary cell,
the information indicating the configuration of the primary cell includes a configuration information and a plurality of information elements, the configuration information indicating one or more subframe set(s) and the plurality of information elements being related to channel state information (CSI),
each of the plurality of information elements includes information indicating a downlink reference signal (CSI-RS),
each of the plurality of channel state information is channel state information of a subframe set among the one or more subframe set(s), the subframe set=including a subframe that includes the physical downlink control channel including the channel state information request,
each of the plurality of channel state information is calculated referring to the downlink reference signal that is indicated by the information included in one of the plurality of information elements, and
each of the plurality of information elements includes information indicating an aperiodic CSI feedback mode, and
the aperiodic feedback mode regulates corresponding one of the plurality of the channel state information.
4. A communication method used in a base station which communicates with a terminal apparatus, the communication method comprising:
a step of notifying a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message;
a step of transmitting a physical downlink control channel including a channel state information request; and
a step of receiving, at one subframe, feedback information that includes a plurality of channel state information (CSI), wherein
the RRC message includes information indicating a configuration of a primary cell,
the information indicating the configuration of the primary cell includes a configuration information and a plurality of information elements, the configuration information indicating one or more subframe set(s), and the plurality of information elements being related to channel state information (CSI),
each of the plurality of information elements includes information indicating a downlink reference signal (CSI-RS),
each of the plurality of channel state information is channel state information of a subframe set among the one or more subframe set(s), the subframe set including a subframe that includes the physical downlink control channel including the channel state information request,
each of the plurality of channel state information is calculated referring to the downlink reference signal that is indicated by the information included in one of the plurality of information elements, and
each of the plurality of information elements includes information indicating an aperiodic CSI feedback mode, and
the aperiodic feedback mode regulates corresponding one of the plurality of the channel state information.